Reading challenge 2015

Hello folks,

I want to read 20 books by the end of 2015th year.

So, I have started creating list, but didn't complete it yet.

I want to ask you, folks, write your suggestions and reccomendations, what book you liked, and why you liked it.

My list for now is:

1. Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (done)

2. The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne (done)

3. The Night in Lisbon by Erich Maria Remarque (done)

4. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (done)

5. Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson (done)

6. My Autobiography by Sir Alex Ferguson (done)

7. The Behavior Gap. Simple ways to stop doing dumb things with money by Carl Richards (done)

8. My Brief History by Stephen Hawking (done)

9. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (done)

10. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (done)

11. Who moved my cheese? by Spencer Johnson (done)

12. Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma (done)

13. The little book that beats the market by Joel Greenblatt (done)

14. The old man and the sea by Ernest Hemingway (done)

15. Kazakhstani Dream by Marat Abiyev (done)

16. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (done)

17. On the Road by Jack Kerouac (done)

18. 1984 by George Orwell (done)

19. The Present by Spencer Johnson (done)

20. The Art of War by Sun Tzu (done)

Waiting for your help and cooperation!

Thank you in advance!

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Note 1. (02.03.15): I am not big fan of fantasy like Harry Potter or Game of Thrones, for me better fiction but with real life or history.

Prefences are novel, fictions, classic books. No fantasy, no poetry.

And, I read books not only in english, mostly in russian language (but of course reading in english too for keeping afloat).

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Note 2. (30.03.15): things going slower than I expected, but I dont loose enthusiasm. Life goes on, and we too:)

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Note 3 (06.07.15): things going nice, as planned, half year passed, 10 books finished, so moving further, despite 4 month of absence:) I have goals, I see targets.

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Note 4 (29.07.15): another 2 books finished, and I am thinking about removing one (Citadel) from list. Adventure continues!

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Note 5 (30.11.15): huh, 4 months passed, and I finished only 3 books:) Finally I replaced #2 "Citadel" with "The Mysterious Island", fair enough. Also "The Kite Runner" impressed me much, special thanks for Sir Eric. 1 month and 4 books to go, easy stuff:)

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Note 6 (02.01.2016): I have finished my last book by 30th december of 2015. So, I have completed my own challenge, and now I don't know what to say:) ... Will make new one for 2016th year, let's see:)

706 books based on 1038 votes: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald,…

I don’t know your preferences, Stranger, but I like reading the works of the following authors:

Russian classics –

L. Tolstoy “War and Peace”, “Anna Karenina”, “Resurrection”, “The Kreutzer Sonata”

F. Dostoyevsky “The Idiot”, “Demons”, “”The Brothers Karamazov”

A. Chekhov “Short Stories”

I love reading works by E.M. Remarque. My favourite are “Three Comrades” and “Heaven Has No Favourites”

E. Hemingway “The Sun Also Rises” (“Fiesta”)

I love reading English classics.

Also I like works by a British/Canadian novelist Arthur Hailey: “Airport”, “Hotel”, ‘Wheels” “Strong Medicine” and others.

My daughter advised me to read “1984” by George Orwell. It’s very popular among Russian students now.

And one of my favourite books is “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll”. I reread it every two or three years.

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Comments

Rabab March 9, 2015 11:02

I can see that you have already gathered a lot of suggestions so you don't need mine lol

I like reading but I prefer easy reads happy ending romance, chick-lit , paranormal I am not a fan of heavy reads and history . So my suggestions won't suit you. But I wanted to leave my comment any way being my usual annoying self lol

P.S. I will defiantly benefit from your blog :p Thanks Stranger hehe
Perfect Stranger March 2, 2015 7:26

Thanks for all reccomendations and suggestions, it was more than 200 books already:)

so i have to look them one by one:)

good job folks!
Mohamed Rayan March 1, 2015 18:49

you should read a novel ( David Copperfield ) and ( A Tale of Two Cities ) by Charles Dickens
Mishaikh March 1, 2015 13:42

Wow Stranger, I don't think so you may be able to finish all these book in 2015!
_✿HONEY_BÉÉ✿_ March 1, 2015 12:05

I strongly recommend you a book by John Fowles "The magician" :)
Inna March 1, 2015 10:39

Have a look here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/478.Required_Reading_in_High_Sc...

Required Reading in High School (706 books)

706 books based on 1038 votes: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald,…
Prostomolotova Galina February 28, 2015 20:02

I don’t know your preferences, Stranger, but I like reading the works of the following authors:

Russian classics –

L. Tolstoy “War and Peace”, “Anna Karenina”, “Resurrection”, “The Kreutzer Sonata”

F. Dostoyevsky “The Idiot”, “Demons”, “”The Brothers Karamazov”

A. Chekhov “Short Stories”

I love reading works by E.M. Remarque. My favourite are “Three Comrades” and “Heaven Has No Favourites”

E. Hemingway “The Sun Also Rises” (“Fiesta”)

I love reading English classics.

Also I like works by a British/Canadian novelist Arthur Hailey: “Airport”, “Hotel”, ‘Wheels” “Strong Medicine” and others.

My daughter advised me to read “1984” by George Orwell. It’s very popular among Russian students now.

And one of my favourite books is “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll”. I reread it every two or three years.
Tomek February 28, 2015 15:12

To have fun adventure You could to try Clive Cussler`s any book. Theyre easy and great and not too long - remember you havent too much time :-) Have a fun reading.
subir February 28, 2015 6:46

i love to read books. read all the books just read.
Lucky February 28, 2015 3:02

The women in white by wilkie collins

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